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Gerardo Parra
The outfield position may be deep in fantasy baseball, but Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Gerardo Parra is making a strong case for being owned in more leagues.
Parra’s recent tear hasn’t gone unnoticed, and his ownership has skyrocketed recently. However, he’s available in about half of the fantasy baseball leagues currently, making him possible to own.
For the season, he’s batting .309 with 39 runs, six stolen bases, eight homers and 26 RBIs. He ranks third among outfielders in batting average, and ranks in the top-30 in runs and on-base percentage.
In the last month, though, he’s even better among his counterparts. He ranks third in runs with 21, sixth in batting average with .348, ninth in stolen bases with five and 16th in on-base percentage at .385.
The biggest issue with Parra isn’t his hot streak. It’s his seven-year career that hasn’t come close to this production. He owns a career batting average of .277 and has totaled more than 55 runs in four seasons.
At this point, though, he can offer quality numbers in four statistical categories for fantasy baseball owners. If fantasy baseball owners have him on their team, this may be a good opportunity to shop him to see what he could fetch. If he still sits on the waiver wire, he would be a nice addition as long as fantasy baseball owners know that he could decrease his production in the season’s second half.
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Jean Segura
Fantasy baseball owners likely own Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Jean Segura for one reason – stolen bases.
He’s produced well in that category, going for six stolen bases in the last 30 days, good enough to be ranked first among shortstops. However, if fantasy baseball owners are looking for anything else from Segura, he’s not producing it.
He’s batting .243 during the last month, ranking him 19th among shortstops. He also ranks 15th or worse in on-base percentage, runs, RBIs and home runs among shortstops.
Segura’s ownership has dropped slightly, despite him batting well during the last week. He needs to show more than a week’s worth of quality statistics to get back into the majority of fantasy baseball leagues. He’s worth keeping an eye on for the foreseeable future, but as of now, he can likely stay on the waiver wire.
